Cue rack



July 29. 1924 150m2@ T. DROST GUE RACK Filed NOV. 15. 1920 Patented July 29, 1924.

rHoivIAsJvDaosr, or ELi/rnnasr, ivEw.- YORK; AssIc-Ivoa To. TEE BEUNswIcK-BALKE- coIiLEIvDEacoMrANY, 0E cnice-eo, ILLINOIS, A coEroEAmIoiv. 0E DELAWARE.

' CUE RACK.

Application filed November 15, 1920; Serial No. 424,022.'V

To all'wwm #may concern.'

Be Viti-known that 1, THoMAsDRosn-'a citizen ofthe United States,residingV at 66U Corinth Ave., Elmhurst;V inthe county of Queens; and State ofA New York, have invented* certain new and Y useful Improve-V ments in Cue Racks, of 'which Ythe following is a specification.v j

This invention relates'to racks for holding billiards and itsprimalry object is Vto provide a simpleand eiiicient device Vwhich will-'permit' cues to be leasily inserted" and; withdrawn therefroinwithout injury-to the cues and whichwill hold the cuesv securely in an upright position.

Otherxobj'ects and'advantagesof my inventi'onwill2 be apparentas itis better understood'by referencegt'o the following specifi'cationin connection withtlie accompanying drawing disclosing a selected embodiinentthereof in which, .Y

Figure l isa front elevation of a cue rack embodying my invention.

Figurel 2 is a'hori'zontal section on line.

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Figure Sisa verticalV section on line 3*-3; of Fig 2.

Eigure 4 is a view ofthe rear edge of theY holder looking in the directionof the arrows Figure 5 is a horizontal section of a modiiied form of theinvention;

Referring to the drawings, a franie'of suitable form is intendedto be. secured in. anupright positionto wall or other support.

and-itis provided with a base 7 having sockets 7 to receive'thebutts ofthe cues8; A' cue holder 9k is securedfbetweenthesides 10. of the frame andV is provided withyrecesses 11 along one edge'in alignmentwith f the sockets in thebase to receive theupper y member 29.Y

portions of the-cues(` j, v Y

The cue. holdercomprises an upper. inember 12 and a lower member 13 which are secured together one upon the. other along their rear edge; portions by screws 14j orl other .suitable ineansr The recesses 11- 'are' holder members.- A roller 17 isdisposedlin the-horizontal slot15 between each pair `-offprojections, 'andj each rollerjprojects`V laterally beyondl the-.projections .into the .recesses cues used in playing billiards and pocket;

which are preferablyV made of'round spring wire yand extendv rearwardly. in the slots 15g n pass betweenthecontacting rear portions of theupper and; lower members 12 and`13 respectively in grooves 19; thenextend downwardly in grooves y2O in the rear edge ofthe lower Vmember 13, andihave, theirrear ends 21 bentforwardly andA seated in the inclined recesses 22. Theframe'i-may be. provided witha rear wall 28 abutting the rear edge of-tli'e cue-holder 9 and-:serving to retain the spring arms 18 in the holder, but the springA arms maybe secured inplace by pins orl nails 24 inthemanner shown in Figs. 2v and 3j' especially when the rear wallv` is omitted. Eachlrollerj 17 'ispreferably mounted'mid-l wayy between; adjacent recesses .11' and projects into eachof said recesses to cooperate withfthe next; rolleron each side thereof; The. opposing peripheral facesof-the coopyerating yrollersarespaced aparta distance less thanthegdiameter: of the cues at the pointofgengagement thus providing a nar-` row-passage through which 'the cues must be A forced; VThe spring arms V18 are secured only at-theirrear end portions and are free to bend laterally; in theslot 15 to permit the rollers to yieldv when a cue is inserted or witlidrawnfromthe recess.; The pivotal engagement-of the roller upon .the end ofA the spring arm permits the; roller. to rotate and thus facilitatesrthe insertion and withdrawalof the;cue.- The rear portions ofY the upper.V member 12are cut away at'lQ adjacentV each ofthe springarms 18 to permit greater freedom of'inotiony of these arms. Thegspring arms may beconnected in pairs as ,shown in Fig. l5 in which arms 31 and 32 arefconnected by a transverse part 27 which is seated in a groove 28 in the lower It has generally been customary in racks of this type .where rollers were used to retain cues with-in the recesses tov 4rovide a pair of rollers for eachrecess an jthe rollers in one. recess had no cooperative action with therollers in any .other recess.:

My invention greatly simpliiies theV construction. of-this'typeof'ue-racls5 and provides `rollers ofV relatively large diameter which .project-into*adjacent'recesses for op-i erativeengagement with cues introduced therein. The two'rollers projecting into each recess will readily yield suiiiciently to permit the insertion of a cue and they will retain the cue in upright position in the rack until forced apart to permit its withdrawal. This construction reduces the number of parts, enables the capacity of the rack to be increased and thereby reduces the cost of manufacture.

I am aware that the holder 9 may be reversed in position in the rack and that other changes in construction and in arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the invention and I reserve the right to make all such changes as fairlyl fall within the scope of the following claims.

I claim: j

l. A cue rack comprising a holder having a plurality of spaced recesses to receive the cues, and a cue engaging means yieldingly mounted in said holder between and projecting into each pair of said recesses to coact with the corresponding means on either side thereof to hold the cues in the recesses and bodily movable laterally to permit the insertion and removal of the cues.

2. A cue rack comprising` a holder having a plurality of spaced recesses to receive the cues, and a roller yieldingly mounted in said holder between and projecting` into each pair of said recesses to co-act with the rollers on either side thereof to hold the cues in the recesses and bodily movable laterally to permit the insertion and removal of the cues.

3. A cue rack comprising a holder having a plurality of spaced recesses along one edge thereof to receive the cues, a spring arml mounted in said holder ybetween each pair of recesses, and cue retaining means mounted on each of said arms, each of said cue retaining means projecting into the recess on each side of the arm and co-acting with the side thereof to yieldingly retain the cues in said recesses.

5. A cue rack comprising a holder having a plurality of spaced recesses along one edge thereof connected by a slot extending longitudinally of said edge, an arm of spring wire secured in said slot between each pair of said recesses, and a roller pivotally mounted onthe free end of each of said arms and yieldingly movablelongitudinally of said slot, each ofsaid rollers projecting into the recess on either side thereof and coacting with the opposing roller therein to yieldingly retain the cues in said rack.

6. A cue rack comprising a holder composed of an upper and a lower member provided with oppositely disposed spaced recesses along one edge thereof to receive the cues7 the recessed portions of said members being spaced to form a longitudinal. slot in said edge communicating with said recesses, and a means movable longitudinally in said slot and projecting into adjacent recesses to yieldingly retain the cues in said recesses and movable bodily laterally to permit the insertion and removal of the cues.

7. A cue rack comprising a holder composed of an upper and a lower member secured together along their rear edges and having oppositely disposed spaced recesses along their front edges to receive the cues, the recessed portions of said members being spaced to form a longitudinal slot therebetween communicating with said recesses, and rollers yieldingly mounted in said holder and projecting into adjacent recesses and movable longitudinally in the slot to permit the insertion and removal of cues and to yieldingly retain them in said recesses.

8. A cue rack comprising a holder composed of an upper and a lower member secured together along their rear edges and having oppositely disposed recesses along their front edges to receive the cues, the recessed portions of said membersbeing spaced to form a longitudinal slot therebetween communicating with said recesses, a plural ity of spaced spring arms each secured at one end in said lower member and having its free end yieldingly movable longitudinally of said slot, and means on the free end of said arms and projecting into adjacent recesses to retain the cues in said recesses.

9. A cue rack comprising a holder having a plurality of spaced recesses to receive the cues, a spring arm arranged in said holder between each pair of said recesses and having an upwardly projecting end, and a roller mounted on said upwardly projecting end of the s ring arm between and projecting into said3 recesses to co-act with the rollers on either side thereof to hold the cues in said recesses. f

10. A cue rack comprising a holder hav ing a plurality of spaced recesses to receive the cues, an arm arranged in said holder between said recesses, a roller mounted on said arm and projecting into said recesses to coact with adjacent rollers to hold cues in the recesses,v the other end of said arm being bent upon itself and seated in said holder.

1l. A cue rack comprising a holder having a plurality of spaced recesses to receive the cues, an arm arranged in said holder between said recesses, a roller mounted on said arm and projecting into said recessesto coact with adjacent rollers to hold cues in the recesses, the other endl of said arm being bent upon itself to abut the rear edge of the holder and having its end seated in said holder.

`its rear Wall7 a spring arin arranged in said holder and having its rear end loenl to engage the rear Wall of the holder and to be seated in said recess, a roller mounted on said spring arin and projecting into a pair of recesses, and a fastening device engaging said holder and spring arin.

THOMAS DROST. 

